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Teacher suspended after school beating caught on camera

A St. Lucie County teacher has been suspended after the victim of a school beating that was caught on camera claims the teacher incited the attack.

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Updated: 5:57 PM EDT Sep 11, 2013

Teacher suspended after school beating caught on camera

A St. Lucie County teacher has been suspended after the victim of a school beating that was caught on camera claims the teacher incited the attack.

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Updated: 5:57 PM EDT Sep 11, 2013

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WEBVTT 3THE TEACHER ACCUSED OFáORDERING THIS ATTACK ON ASTUDENT ...HAS BEEN SUSPENDED.TONIGHT... THE PARENTS OFTHE VICTIM ARE TALKING TO WPBF25 NEWS ABOUT THEIR PLANS TOFILE A LAWSUIT. TED WHITEIS JUST BACK FROM PORT ST.LUCIE... WITH MORE ON THEPENDING LAWSUIT ANDPUNISHMENT FOR that TEACHER.TED?3WELL AS YOU MENTIONED THATTEACHER, DRU DEHART, HAS BEENSUSPENDED WITHOUT PAY. ANDIN THIS DOCUMENT, THE INTERIMSUPERINTENDENT OF ST. LUCIECOUNTY SCHOOLS IS RECOMMENDINGTHAT SHE be FIRED. THIS ISVIDEO FROM INSIDE NORTHPORTMIDDLE SCHOO LAST YEAR.RADRAVIOUS WILLIAMS, A 7THGRADER,WAS REPEATEDLY HIT WITHA BELT AND ASSAULTED BYCLASSMATES WHO WERE 50 POUNDSHEAVIER THAN HIM.WILLIAMSCLAIMS THAT HIS OWN TEACHEREGGED THE ASSAILANTS ON...INSTRUCTING THEM TO TEACH HIMA LESSON...LATER -- THE SAMEBOYS DRAG RADRAVIOUS INTO THEBATHROOM WHERE ANOTHER BEATINGALLEGEDLY TAKES PLACE. POLICEARRESTED SIX BOYS WHO TOOKPART IN THE BEATING. THEVICTIM SAYS HE WAS SHOCKEDTHAT HIS TEACHER ENCOURAGEDTHE BOYS TO BEAT HIM. "yeahit's makes it worse. Becauseshe's not supposed to do that.She's supposed to be teachingother students."LatashaDarrisaw/Mother"In the endwhen it's allsaid and done, I'm hoping thatshe will be terminated. Andin the years to come, mydistrict will have some kindof change towards theirtraining for their teachers."THE FAMILY'SATTORNEY SAYS THEY PLAN TOFILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST THESCHOOL DISTRICT AND TEACHER.WE'RE STILL WAITING TO HEARBACK FROM SCHOOL OFFICIALS ANDTHE TEACHER. THE TEACHER WILLLIKELY CHOOSE TO APPEAL HERSUSPENSION. LIVE IN THENEWSROOM TED WHITE WPBF 25NEWS.3

Teacher suspended after school beating caught on camera

A St. Lucie County teacher has been suspended after the victim of a school beating that was caught on camera claims the teacher incited the attack.